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61 lotl.com • LOTL Magazine TRAVEL establishments, and in truth, fne dining or not, the eats are good pretty much everywhere. At Ric’s Grill and Chop House I got my fll of steak, cooked to absolute perfection and a full bodied Merlot, I thought it was time for bed, but we had a date with Lipstick and Dipstick, advice column- ists who were doing a reading from their book at the lesbian owned Solarice Spa. I originally thought I would have preferred a spa treatment, but as it turns out, Gina and Kathy (aka Lipstick and Dipstick) had me laughing so hard that I didn’t need a massage. It was an in- timate evening affair, with some highlights from their book, a question and answer session, and lots of stand up, playful comedy from these two talented women. Their book is turning out to be a huge success, so this year they’ve apparently opted for something a little different - my sources tell me they’ll be running a crazy retro bingo night this year. We spent that week skiing, carousing and gen- erally having a great time. Despite tired legs, we mustered up a last burst of energy to go hit the legendary Saturday night parties. Scantily clad go-go dancers, hundreds of women and a great DJ made for a fantastic women’s party that sold out so quickly that the organisers of WinterPride had to put on another one at the last minute, with another hundred plus women attending that event as well as Snowball, the dance ‘til dawn party at the conference centre. As we packed up on Sunday morning, we re- fected on a week of fantastic snow, new friends, and lots of sexy, sassy fun. With rave reviews coming out of some internationally known gay publications, WinterPride and their women’s pro- gramme can only get bigger and bolder. Looking ahead to this year, they’ve lined up Lipstick and Dipstick, and have paired up with noted Vancou- ver event producers Flygirls for parties on Friday and Saturday night. It is exciting to see the equal resources and energy GayWhistler has for women’s programming; they have a demonstrable commit- ment to providing the highest quality women’s events, on par with the already famous men’s par- ties. Pack up your things, and head for the moun- tains of Canada’s beautiful West Coast. You won’t be disappointed! WinterPride is on February 1-8. For more info go to gaywhistler.com/women.php. Women's dance party at Maxx Fish, Photos: Sara Dickhout/gaywhistler.com Chilling out at the Coca-Cola Tube Park, Photo: Andy Dittrich/gaywhistler.com